Vietnam in foreigners' eye

(CPV) - Stronger domestic demand, robust export-oriented manufacturing, and a gradual recovery of the agriculture sector, are driving Vietnam’s economy, which expanded by 6.4% during the first nine months of the year compared to the same period last year, says a new World Bank (WB) report.

The UK’s Financial Times on November 8 published an article lauding preparations for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Week by Vietnam and the central city of Da Nang in particular.

(CPV) - This morning (November 10th), before beginning a busy day of meetings for the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week in Da Nang, the Hon Malcolm Turnbull, Prime Minister of Australia, shared a banh my breakfast with Australian-Vietnamese celebrity chef Luke Nguyen at a local street vendor.

The Bangkok Post (Thailand) on October 31st run a publication to comment on Vietnam’s role as the host of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting in Da Nang after the host 2006 in Hanoi.

The 2017 Global Destinations Cities Index produced by credit card company Mastercard said foreign arrivals in the city grew at 16.4 percent between 2009 and 2016, the fastest after Osaka, Chengdu, Colombo, Abu Dhabi, Jakarta and Tokyo.